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Dendron, Virginia is located in Surry County. Zip codes in Dendron, VA include 23839. More Dendron information.

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11 hrs ago | PilotOnline.com

Surry vote tonight could pave way for coal-fired energy plant

Loading... 1 of 3 Students, including Laura Andrew, center, Chris McKenna, right, and Patrick Sherman, left, hold signs during a press conference before the Surry County Planning Commission's public hearing regarding a proposed coal-fired power plant on Monday, Nov.

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Tue Nov 03, 2009

PilotOnline.com

Barlow narrowly retains seat in 64th House District

In the far-flung 64th House District, a "nice guy" won. Del. William K. Barlow, in office since 1992, narrowly won re-election Tuesday night, with barely more than 50 percent of the vote.

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Fri Oct 30, 2009

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Activists gather for a Coal Countrya showing

A small crowd of a few dozen activists turned out Thursday for the first local showing of "Coal Country," a film depicting the downside of mountaintop mining that will soon air on public television.

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Tue Oct 27, 2009

Hampton Roads Daily Press

Vandals damaged, stole coal plant signs in Surry County

Three large signs supporting the proposed construction of a coal-fired power plant in Dendron were vandalized overnight Oct.

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Fri Oct 16, 2009

WAVY-TV Portsmouth

Surry Co. coal-fired power plant debate

On a plot of land in Dendron, off of Route 31 in Surry County, Old Dominion Electric Cooperative officials want to build the largest coal-fire power plant in Virginia.A If you drive through the Dendron area, the debate over the Cypress Creek Power Plant is clear.

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Wed Oct 14, 2009

PilotOnline.com

Report: Coal plant would add 'harmful' amount of mercury to Chesapeake Bay

A proposed coal-fired power plant in Surry County would add "significant and harmful" amounts of mercury and other pollutants to the Chesapeake Bay and several river systems in coastal Virginia already suffering from excessive mercury levels, a study released Wednesday concludes.

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Fri Sep 18, 2009

Smithfield Times

Dendron to send project to county planners

By Jim Tuttle Smithfield Staff Writer DENDRON - The Dendron Town Council voted Monday to let the Surry County Planning Commission review the application for a proposed power plant, and some opponents reacted as if the construction itself had been approved.

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Thu Sep 17, 2009

Hampton Roads, Virginia, news, sports...

Dendron Town Council: Surry County to review coal plant plans

The decision, made Monday by a divided Dendron Town Council, reverses a July vote.

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Fri Jul 24, 2009

Hampton Roads, Virginia, news, sports...

Tamara Dietrich: Corps of Engineers takes a harder look at Surry coal plant

The "for sale" sign is gone from Helen Eggleston's front yard. But it could still return to the house where she and her husband live at the center of a storm over a coal-fired power plant proposed for the town of Dendron in Surry County .

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Wed Jul 22, 2009

Smithfield Times

Sussex would welcome new power plant

By Jim Tuttle Smithfield Times Staff Writer DENDRON - As the argument over a proposed coal-fired power plant in this small Surry town intensifies, officials in neighboring Sussex County say they would welcome the facility.

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Mon Jul 13, 2009

PilotOnline.com

Council votes for a planning commission for Dendron

Town officials on Monday agreed that the small community with a multi billion-dollar coal-fired power plant on its horizon will handle its own destiny.

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Fri Jul 10, 2009

Hampton Roads, Virginia, news, sports...

Dendron town leaders may hand off zoning powers to Surry County

Mike and Helen Eggleston don't want to leave their rambling, restored farmhouse in the town of Dendron .

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Fri Jun 19, 2009

WMDT-TV Salisbury

VA--Summary

A small town in Rockingham County has its sights set on becoming a big player in clean coal research.

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Wed Jun 17, 2009

WMDT

VA--Summary

Dozens of signs urging "No Coal Plant" have sprung up along the highway leading to the Surry County town of Dendron, indicators that plans for a new plant will face some local opposition.

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Mon Jun 15, 2009

Roanoke Times

Officials say injury, fire caused by smoking - roanoke.com

Firefighters took one person to a hospital after someone smoking in bed started a fire in a Southwest Roanoke apartment Saturday evening, officials said.

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Sat Jun 13, 2009

PilotOnline.com

Activists gird for fight over coal plant in Surry County

Dozens of square black signs have cropped up along the main highway leading to this rural town in Surry County, all with the same blunt message: No Coal Plant.

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Sat Jun 06, 2009

Hampton Roads, Virginia, news, sports...

Tamara Dietrich: Surry coal plant: Just say no

At first, Helen Eggleston of Dendron was all for the coal-fired power plant proposed for her little town in Surry County.

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Sat May 16, 2009

Richmond Times-Dispatch

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That, in simplified form, summarizes the debate over the proposed coal-burning power plant in Surry County, the latest front in Virginia's struggle to find new energy sources while protecting the environment.

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Tue May 12, 2009

PilotOnline.com

'No coal is clean coal,' opponents of Surry plant declare

Yvonne Pierce, mayor of the small town of Dendron, sat i n the third row of chairs lined up at a meeting of the Coalition to Keep Surry Clean, and she shook her head.

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Fri May 08, 2009

Hampton Roads Daily Press

Event to highlight risks of coal energy

Surry - Residents will have a chance next week to learn more about potential health and environment risks that some believe could arise if a proposed coal-powered energy plant is built in Dendron.

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